Index sheet-music cabinet.



R. B. KENT.

. VINDEX SHEET Music CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MARJ'IG. 1915.

Patented July 17, 1917.

REESE B. KENT, OF PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.

INDEX SHEET-MUSIC CABINET.

Application led March 16, 1915.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, REESE B. KENT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Parkersburg, in the county of Wood and State of festVirginia, have invented new and use ful Improvements in Index Sheet-Music Cabinets, of which the following is a speciiication.

The invention relates to cabinets, and more particularly to the class ofsheet `music cabinets.

The invention contemplates the use of a cabinet divided into a series ofindexed compartments for holding removable, boX- shaped slides orcontainers of peculiar configuration and adapted especially for thereception of sheet music.

The primary object of the invention is to provide these containers forthis particular purpose, and to adapt them for close fit in the cabinetand for firmly yet removably holding any number of sheets of music up tocapacity, without tearing the same.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a cabinet of thischaracter which is extremely simple in construction, neat and attractivein appearance, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its purpose andinexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in'view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying d rawing,and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet showing thefront ldoors open with the containers in the respective compartmentstherein, several sheets of music being held within each of saidcompartments;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig.1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the music sheet containers.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the cabinet comprises a body 5supported by means of legs 6 at the desired elevation above thefoundation or iioor and has hinged to its side walls at the frontthereof Aswinging doors 7 adapted to close the open :front of thecabinet.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ldump the contained sheets of music.

Patented July 17, 1917.

Serial No. 14,857.

Arranged within the body 5 are superposed horizontally-disposed shelves8 and 9 respectively forming compartments 10 adapted to receive musicbooks, folios, or the like, while above the shelf 9 are partitions 1lforming upper and lower rows of upright compartments 12 kfor receivingthe containers or holders for the sheet music hereinafter fullydescribed.

Each container or' holder is a boX-like slide A comprising vertical sidewalls 13 which are substantially rectangular except Where they are cutaway at their front upper corners at 13, and a flat bottom 14- and back15, the bottom 11 at its front edge carrying a flexible pull tab 16, thesaid slide A being of a size corresponding to the compartment 12, so asto slidably lit therein, and in this slide A is adapted to be received aplurality of sheets of music.

Attention is directed to the fact that only the corner is cut away as at13, leaving each side wall with a considerable upper edge 15 whichslides under the shelf 9 or the top 5 of the cabinet, as seen in Fig. 2,and therefore when the container is drawn partly outward, as seen inFig. 1, the fiat upper edges 15 guide it in its movement, prevent itfrom binding, and finally prevent it from tilting forward out of placeso as to accidentally Yet this specific construction of container leavesit open 'at the top and front as well as at the cut-away corner, withthe result that it can be readily cleaned at any time and music sheetsmay be inserted and removed without mutilating their edges, and when inplace their corners may be bent down so as to eX- pose the title, aswill be seen in Fig. 1-thus enabling the user to select a piece of musicand to draw it from the opening without taking out any other sheet.

Mounted within each slide A is a resilient clamping frame 17 whichserves to hold the sheet music in vertical stacked relation within theslide, the frame being made preferably from wire. This frame is ineffect a spring finger whose tip bears yieldingly against the interiorof one wall and whose base is secured to the interior of the oppositewall near the back 15, as best seen in Fig. 3; but the tip of the finger(or the frame as shown) should never project so far forward as tooverlap the cutaway corner 13. The tendency of this tip is ever to pressthe stack of sheet music against one side Wall, and as all the fingersor frames are mounted on the corresponding sides of the severalcontainers and bear the music sheets toward the other sides, the stacksof sheets in each roW of containers Will be spaced from each other aslong as the containers are `not completely filled. front edges or' theshelves 9 and 9 are suitable indicia, such as letters forming an indexto guide a person in determining the l0- cation of a particular piece'ofsheet music contained Within any one of the holders Within the cabinet.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner ofoperation of the device Will be clearly understood, and therefore a moreextended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is v:-

yThe combination With -a cabinet having a Copies of this patent may beobtained for On the series oi' upright compartments open at the front;of a series of sheet music containers slidably mounted in saidcompartments and each comprising a box-like slide having substantiallyrectangular spaced side walls with their front upper corners cut away,and a flat bottom leaving the front of the slide open, a fiat backleaving the top of the slide open, said Walls having each a straightupper edge of considerable length; and a resilient member secured at itsbase within one -side Wall near said back and with its tip bearingnormally toward the opposite side Wall in rear of its cut-away edge.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

